by Kayla Hughes | Oct 30, 2020 | Adopt an Elder, Health and Wellness, Thailand, Uncategorized
Elders in rural vllages live in conditions that you would not commonly see in western cultures. Not to say one is right and one is wrong, but they are both indeed vastly different from each other. When I close my eyes and think of my grandma, I envision her in her...
by Kayla Hughes | Sep 23, 2020 | Adopt an Elder, From the Field, Thailand
Many people know Mundo Exchange and Laekplian Lokgatat in Thailand have our volunteer program, where we connect international volunteers with local village schools. We also focus on local connections and local volunteers! Of our various community development programs...
by Kayla Hughes | Dec 13, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Culture and Community, From the Field, Thailand, Uncategorized
A couple of days ago, our favorite (and I must say, healthiest) Thai grandma turned 107 years old! Don’t believe it? Check out that government issued ID proof there on the right. Impressed? So are we. If you want to learn a little bit more about the colorful...
by Kayla Hughes | Sep 1, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Education, Environment, From the Field, Guatemala, News and Updates, Uncategorized
In an earlier post we talked about how your donations are used in Thailand, but what about in Guatemala? While our programs in Thailand get more popularity due to the volunteers we take on, our Guatemala programs are almost exclusively funding based and donation...
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 29, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Culture and Community, From the Field, Health and Wellness, Thailand, Uncategorized
Yaai “Charlie”, usually referred to and simply known as “yaai”, is an independent and unstroppable centenarian powerhouse living in rural Isan, Thailand. We have been coming to see her for years now, and she normally lives with her son and...
by Kayla Hughes | Aug 5, 2019 | Adopt an Elder, Build Safer Homes, Education, From the Field, News and Updates, Safer Homes, Thailand, Uncategorized
Volunteering is a fun, fully immersive way of giving back globally while learning from and engaging with other cultures, but donations are equally as important for Mundo Exchange! Your donations, both monetary and materially, act as the fuel that keeps our ongoing...
